[B+W] Shockoe Hill Cemetery to Old City Hall (optional lunch after)

# 🍂 A Black-and-White Walk Through Shockoe Hill & Old City Hall

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: ~2.5 miles
Duration: ~2 hours
Focus: Black & White Photography

Event Description:
Join us for a calm, atmospheric post-Thanksgiving photography walk through two of Richmond’s most evocative historic sites. We’ll begin at Shockoe Hill Cemetery, where bare trees, iron fences, and 19th-century stonework create beautifully moody compositions in black and white. This is a great setting to practice tonal contrast, negative space, and thoughtful exposure.

After exploring the cemetery, we’ll walk down the hill to Old City Hall, one of Richmond’s most dramatic Gothic Revival landmarks. Its stone arches, deep window recesses, and intricate architectural lines are perfect for monochrome photography — especially in late-fall light.

What we’ll focus on:

• Using texture, shape, and shadow to create strong B&W compositions
• Exposing for highlights on stone and marble
• Practicing symmetry, leading lines, and architectural framing
• Shooting silhouettes of trees and spires against the sky

What to bring:

• Any camera (phones welcome!)
• Comfortable shoes
• Optional: polarizer or ND filter, if you enjoy working with deep contrast
• Optional: small tripod for architectural clarity

Meeting Point:
Shockoe Hill Cemetery — meet near the main entrance.

Weather Backup:
If the weather turns wet or unsafe, we’ll reschedule — but overcast skies actually work beautifully for B&W tonality.

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